LESSON FROM THE SCHOOL OF THE PROPHET

Prophet Muhammad the unlettered prophet who came when Arabia was nothing.
Out of nothing, he created a new world, a new life, a new culture, a new civilization, a new kingdom which influenced the thought and life of three continents -- Asia, Africa and Europe.
During his life time when the message was given to him, he called on his companions, told them he was given a message and sent to the world where they had no knowledge about, but it’s where their destiny would be determined.
Prophet started preparing them for the journey, he trained them to know who Allah is, the one God and what relationship exists between them and Allah, their deeds and soul and between them and their brothers. The prophet purified their souls.
He gave them spiritual training to face the challenges within them and their environments. He admonished that the bond that glued their souls with Almighty Allah must not be broken. And whatever they do God fearing must be the main priority.
He also made sure that their actions and steps taken were not for anyone’s purpose. He let them realized that things are done for Allah’s sake and not to seek the grace of anything lesser to HIM. He asked them to purify the motives and intentions so that their actions are not tainted by anything other than seeking the pleasure of Allah. “Why am I doing this” and “for what purpose”? these are the questions we need to be asking to check the situation of our souls. Then how to keep the relationship between them and their brothers unharmed.
He asked them to do away with any grudges against their Muslim counterparts. To free their mind for the great message and see themselves as brothers.
All these were thought mainly for soul purification to withstand the external forces he was preparing them for. After their soul was purified, he thought them the moral and how to be upright in their behavior and how they could endure in a difficult situation.
Similarly, the companions were trained on how to live in a society of corrupted people, how to manage the situation and the people in the society. he thought them not to dissociate themselves from the people living in the society and to work till the society is reformed.
After passing through this trainings, that was when Allah says, “You are the best nation raised for mankind” because then they could withstand any challenges. And throughout their life, lessons were learnt.
We saw how they put everything they learnt into practice, the love they had for the prophet, the brotherhood displayed when they were thirsty during the war, their relationship with Almighty Allah and above all, the Hikmah (wisdom) that were bestowed on them to tackle the roadblocks for them to be able to influence the thought and life of Asia, Africa and Europe.